Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Book Description

Publication Date: February 9, 2010 | Age Level: 11 and up | Series: Heist Society

When Katarina Bishop was three, her parents took her on a trip to the Louvre...to case it. For her seventh birthday, Katarina and her Uncle Eddie traveled to Austria...to steal the crown jewels. When Kat turned fifteen, she planned a con of her own--scamming her way into the best boarding school in the country, determined to leave the family business behind. Unfortunately, leaving "the life" for a normal life proves harder than she'd expected. Soon, Kat's friend and former co-conspirator, Hale, appears out of nowhere to bring her back into the world she tried so hard to escape. But he has good reason: a powerful mobster has been robbed of his priceless art collection and wants to retrieve it. Only a master thief could have pulled this job, and Kat's father isn't just on the suspect list, he is the list. Caught between Interpol and a far more deadly enemy, Kat's dad needs her help. For Kat there is only one solution: track down the paintings and steal them back. So what if it's a spectacularly impossible job? She's got two weeks, a teenage crew, and hopefully just enough talent to pull off the biggest heist in history--or at least her family's (very crooked) history.
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Katarina Bishop is a modern day Robin hood! She didn't want to be in the family business! Since she couldn't walk away from the world she grew up with, the world of professional thieves. Katerina has decided to use her talents to find stolen art and jewelry and give them back to their rightful owners. She likes this life and likes the powerful feeling of working on her own.

In this book Katerina is asked by Constance Miller, an elderly lady who's parents were the archeologists who discovered the tomb of Cleopatra including the famous Cleopatra emerald. Kat decides to take on the challenge of stealing the famous cursed emerald back with the help of her friends. It's a simple con but it all backfires on her. Kat is up against a new foe who knows all the cons, all the tricks and has a links to her family's past She'll have to get the emerald back with the help of her friends and by playing by her own rules. LOVED THIS BOOK SERIES!!

This book is cleverly written and full of action. I can't wait to read the next book!

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